baptism of Poland

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Christianization baptism historical event

The baptism of Poland was the 966 AD Christianization of the Polish ruler Mieszko I and his realm, marking the symbolic beginning of the Polish state and its integration into Latin Christendom.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Baptism of Poland 3
baptism of Poland canonical 2
Christianization of Poland 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christianization ⓘ
baptism ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Christianization of Poland ⓘ
Chrzest Polski ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Duchy of Poland ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of the Polans
commemoratedBy 1050th anniversary celebrations in 2016 ⓘ
Polish state celebrations ⓘ
commemoratedOn April 14 ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
denomination Latin Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form: Latin Church
describedBySource Polish chronicles ⓘ
surface form: Gallus Anonymus’ chronicle
followedBy creation of the Diocese of Poznań ⓘ
establishment of church structures in Poland ⓘ
hasCause conversion of Mieszko I to Christianity ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact development of church architecture in Poland ⓘ
introduction of Latin literacy ⓘ
spread of Christian culture in Poland ⓘ
hasEffect Christianization of Poland ⓘ
beginning of the Polish state ⓘ
integration of Poland into Latin Christendom ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance alignment of Poland with Western Europe ⓘ
strengthening of Mieszko I’s rule ⓘ
symbolic beginning of Polish history ⓘ
hasLegalImpact introduction of Christian norms of law ⓘ
hasParticipant Dobrawa of Bohemia ⓘ
Mieszko I of Poland ⓘ
surface form: Mieszko I

Polans ⓘ
clergy from the Latin Church ⓘ
hasSymbol baptismal font ⓘ
cross of Christ ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latin ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
location territory of the Polans ⓘ
mainSubject Mieszko I of Poland ⓘ
surface form: Mieszko I
opposedTo pagan Slavic beliefs ⓘ
pointInTime 10th century ⓘ
966 ⓘ
politicalContext need for alliance with Christian neighbors ⓘ
relations with Bohemia ⓘ
relations with the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousContext Western Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Latin Christendom

Western Christianity ⓘ
rite Roman Catholic rite ⓘ
significantEventFor Christianization of Europe ⓘ
surface form: Christianization of Central Europe

Piast dynasty ⓘ
Polish statehood ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greater Poland → historicalEvent → baptism of Poland ⓘ
Piast dynasty → significantEvent → baptism of Poland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christianization of Poland
Catholic Church in Poland → majorEvent → baptism of Poland ⓘ
this entity surface form: baptism of Poland in 966
Gniezno → isAssociatedWith → baptism of Poland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baptism of Poland
Mieszko I of Poland → notableEvent → baptism of Poland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baptism of Poland
Archdiocese of Poznań → associatedWith → baptism of Poland ⓘ
Christianization of the Slavs → associatedWith → baptism of Poland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baptism of Poland